《2025年5年中考3年模拟英语广东专版》

Passage 7(2023广东模拟,B)
Ever since the 19th century, people's search for improved ways of producing electricity has never stopped. Now a UK company has developed a new kind of floor. It is very special. There is a system that can produce a certain amount of electricity very cheaply using the energy from footsteps. When people step on this special floor, electricity is produced.
The inventor of the floor came up with the idea when he was a student and worked in an energy business. The business asked him to find ways to power up street lights in the city center using the energy from the sun, but it soon became clear that this might not work because many city centers don't get enough sunlight because of tall buildings. Then he thought of a better plan.
Why not use the energy produced by people who walk past the street instead? The right technology could be used to convert this energy into electricity—right under people's feet.
The floor could actually be very efficient (效率高的). This is especially true when it is used in very busy areas. And the reason is that a lot of energy is produced simply because of large numbers of people walking across the floor.
The floor can have other uses too, such as recording how many people visit a particular (特定的) place at particular times. This kind of information is very useful for certain people. For example, shop owners near the place would be interested in knowing what time of the day they have the highest customer numbers. So the next time you visit a big shopping center, have a careful look at the floor that you're walking across!
1.What is special about the new kind of floor?
A.It can be used in many busy areas in cities.
B.It depends on sunlight to produce electricity.
C.It can provide customers with information about shopping.
D.It produces electricity with the energy from footsteps.
2.Why do many city centers fail to get enough sunlight?
A.Because the buildings are tall.
B.Because the skies aren't clear.
C.Because the traffic is always busy.
D.Because the environment is polluted.
3.What does the underlined word “convert” probably mean in this passage?
A.Carry.
B.Change.
C.Collect.
D.Avoid.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.It is really difficult to produce electricity by using sunlight.
B.The use of the floor may help solve the problem of climate change.
C.The more people walk on the floor, the more electricity can be produced.
D.The floor could be of little help to the shop owners near the street using it.
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A.A Creative Business
B.A Talented Inventor
C.A Discussion on Sunlight
D.A New Way of Producing Electricity

答案： 语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一种新的发电方式，即利用脚步踩在地板上产生的能量来发电。
1.D　细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“There is a system that can produce a certain amount of electricity very cheaply using the energy from footsteps.”可知，这种新型地板的特殊之处在于它利用脚步产生的能量来发电，故选D。
2.A　细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“...many city centers don’t get enough sunlight because of tall buildings.”可知，许多城市中心得不到足够的阳光是因为楼房太高，故选A。
3.B　词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句中的use the energy和第二句中的this energy into electricity可知，这里的意思是把能量转变成电，change“改变，变成”符合句意，故选B。
4.C　细节理解题。选项A“利用阳光发电真的很困难”表述有误，因为文章只是说在市中心很难利用阳光发电；选项B“地板的使用可能有助于解决气候变化问题”文中没有提及；选项D“这种地板可能对使用它的街道附近的商店老板没有什么帮助”，与文章第五段第二、三句“This kind of information is very useful for certain people. For example, shop owners near the place would be interested in knowing what time of the day they have the highest customer numbers.”表述相悖；根据第四段第三句“And the reason is that a lot of energy is produced simply because of large numbers of people walking across the floor.”可知，踩在地板上的人越多，产生的能量就越多，从而产生的电量也就越多，故选C。
5.D　标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章是在介绍一种新的发电方式，即利用脚步踩在地板上产生的能量来发电。故选D。